Robert Meek Carter

Robert Meek Carter (1814–1882) was a British coal merchant and Liberal politician.

In 1850 he was elected to Leeds council as a Chartist, and was reelected in 1853.^[1] In 1868 he was elected as a Member of Parliament for Leeds, a position he held until his resignation in 1876.

References

^ Chartists in Leeds: Chartism.net

Portrait at Berkshire Record Office
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Robert Carter

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by George Skirrow Beecroft Edward Baines	Member of Parliament for Leeds 1868–1876 With: William St James Wheelhouse 1868–1876 Edward Baines 1868–1874 Robert Tennant 1874–1876	Succeeded by William St James Wheelhouse Robert Tennant John Barran

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Name	Carter, Robert Meek
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Short description	British politician
Date of birth	1814
Place of birth
Date of death	1882
Place of death